Lake & McHenry County (IL) Historical Alliance
Established in 1993, the Lake & McHenry County (IL) Historical Alliance is a consortium of non-profit historical agencies. Contact individual organizations for hours and research assistance.
Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County
1899 W. Winchester Rd, Libertyville, IL 60048
847-968-3400
LCFPD.org/museum
Deerfield Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 520, Deerfield, IL 60015
DeerfieldHistoricalSociety.org
847-948-0680
Ela Historical Society and Museum
95 E. Main Street, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Elahistoricalsociety.com
elahistorical@gmail.com
Fox Lake Grant Township Area Historical Society
411 Washington St., Ingleside, IL 60041
flgtahs@gmail.com
Grayslake Historical Society
164 Hawley St. (PO Box 185)
Grayslake, IL 60030
847-987-5509
grayslakehistory.org
Highland Park Historical Society
P.O. Box 331, Highland Park, IL 60035
847-432-7090
highlandparkhistory.com
Highwood Historical Society
17 Highwood Avenue (P.O. Box 132)
Highwood, IL 60040
847-682-9039
Highwoodhistoricalsociety.com
Highwoodhistory@gmail.com
Historic Millburn Community Association
P.O. Box 56, Wadsworth, IL 60083
historicmillburn.org
Historical Society of Island Lake
3706 Lakeview Drive
Island Lake, IL 60042
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
509 East Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-234-5253
lflbhistory.org
Lake Bluff History Museum
127 Scranton (P.O. Box 250) Lake Bluff, IL 60044
847-482-1571
lakebluffhistory.org
info@lakebluffhistory.org
Lakes Region Historical Society
965 Main Street, Antioch, IL 60002
antiochhistory.org
info@antiochhistory.org
Lake Villa Historical Society
223 Lake Avenue (PO Box 9) Lake Villa, IL 60046
847-265-8266
https://www.lake-villa.org/department/index.php?structureid=75
lvhs@lake-villa.org
Libertyville Historical Society
413 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048
224-513-7426
Libertyvillehistory.org
info@libertyvillehistory.org
Long Grove Historical Society
338 Old McHenry Road
Long Grove, IL 60047
847-634-6155
longgrovehistory.org
admin@longgrovehistory.com
McHenry County Historical Society & Museum
6422 Main St. (P.O. Box 434)
Union, IL 60180
815-923-2267
mchenrycountyhistory.org
info@mchenrycountyhistory.org
McHenry Area Historical Society
Mchenryareahistoricalsociety.blogspot.com
c/o Greg Lofgren, President
3805 W. Clover Ave., McHenry, IL 60050
815-385-7643
Mundelein Heritage Museum
601 East Noel Drive, Mundelein, IL 60060
https://www.mundeleinparks.org/location/mundelein-heritage-museum/
847-566-8122
National Museum of the American Sailor
2531 Sheridan Rd, Great Lakes, 60088
847-688-3154
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmas.html
Newport Township Historical Society
15155 W. Wadsworth Rd (P.O. Box 98)
Wadsworth, IL 60083
newporthistorical@yahoo.com
Raupp Museum
Alcott Community Center
530 Bernard Drive, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
847-850-2135
https://www.bgparks.org/facilities/raupp-museum/
Volo Museum
27582 Volo Village Rd. Volo, IL 60073
815-385-3644
https://www.volocars.com/
Warren Township Historical Society
4690 Old Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031
847-263-9540
motherrudd.org
info@motherrudd.org
Wauconda Township Historical Society
711 N. Main St. Wauconda, IL 60084
847-526-9303
waucondahistory.org
wths@waucondahistory.org
Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie
1 N. Sheridan Rd.
Waukegan, IL 60085
847-336-1859 (Museum)
waukeganhistorical.org